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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Fall In Love With Teaching

Fall In Love with Teaching Blog Hop

Welcome friends to our #thirdgradetribe Fall in Love with Teaching Blog Hop! Fall in love with teaching (or fall in love again) as you hop through 20 blogs to get great tips,giveaways, fun freebies,and have a chance to enter a major giveaway for 2 grand prizes:$50 TpT gift card and a $25 TpT gift card. In addition, I am also giving away a freebie and doing a Rafflecopter for a product!My time saving tip is for the inevitable: absent students and an absent YOU. It will happen, and it's great to be prepared for when you or your students are absent.

#1My Editable Absent Folder Covers come in a set of 10 black/white covers and 10 color covers. Print, glue on a folder or pocket folder, and laminate. When a student is absent, place one of these absent folders on the desk. Throughout the day, place work/papers inside the folder. When the student returns to school, send the absent folder home. The missed work is completed and returned to school in the folder. These covers are editable! Use what I have listed or think of your own message.

#2To help myself stay organized for the substitute teacher during my absence, I use teacher absent folders. I have a folder for each day of the week. If I know of my absence in advance, I place my plans and all needed work in the correct folder. These folders can also be used for every day use if you prefer.

#3I also like for the substitute teacher to give feedback about the day. Use the Substitute Log to find out how the day went. Click on the link above to download your freebie.

I lay a sheet on their desk and we write down assignments. I put the kids in charge of laying out their books and worksheets when a student is absent, but I love these folder covers!!!! Thanks for sharing your ideas. I am excited about the substitute log.

I write their names on any worksheets or test they missed and put it in the folder for that subject. I like the idea of a separate folder so students can take more responsibility to see what they missed and it is a central location for their materials.

Jennifer, in the past I wrote names/dates and placed in the folder for the subject, but sometimes I forgot to give to the student. This method helps me remember, and like you said--makes the child more responsible.